There was no voice behind him.

When Jason stepped into the territory of the Blossom Courtyard family, his perception could clearly feel that he had passed through a layer of 'enchantment' that could not be seen.

It's like a curtain of water.

The original 'protective barrier' is gone, but the hidden 'barrier' is not.

Looking at the darkness in front of him, Jason's eyes were scrutinized.

The darkness in front of me was like fog and smoke.

Not only obscured his vision, but also carried a slight corrosive feeling.

Similar to his secret technique [Mist Concealment].

However, the corrosion and toxicity are far less strong than those of [Fog].

Of course, it may also be due to time.

However, the range is really large.

The territory of the Hanakaiin family is quite large in the region, starting from the foot of the mountain in the distance, to the top of the mountain, and then to the 20 kilometers inside the house.

is officially recognized.

And this is only less than one-tenth of the territory of the Huakaiyuan family at its peak.

In that period before gunpowder, every real great clan territory would be a 'small country'.

And at this moment, the 'small country' is long gone.

The rest is only the 'mutilation' after the baptism of the years.

Even, such 'mutilation' has been irretrievably 'damaged'.

The previous explosion should have destroyed all the unprotected buildings on the ground of the flower blossom courtyard.

The rest?

Nature is the goal of all.

The buildings that were still intact in the explosion told the intruders that there was something good inside.

There is no doubt that this was intentional on the part of the patriarch of the Flower Blossom Courtyard family.

The other party uses the entire flower blossom courtyard as a 'bait'.

It lures all the members of the 'Satose' near the region.

And these people are really attracted.

Greedy! Wrath! Steal the joy!

And so on negative emotions as if they were substance.

Jason clearly felt that these negative emotions were constantly emerging and condensing.

Obviously, this is what the patriarch of the Hankaiin family wants.

As for what you want to do?

Jason had a guess.

But that's for later.

Right now?

None of this is Jason's business.

Call!

He stood there and took a deep breath.

Then, he walked towards the nearest scent.

Fog?

What doesn't exist is guided by 'food'.

Corrode?

absent, his skin is completely immune.

As for the impact of negative emotions?

It is also non-existent, Jason, who has an 'appetite', overrides all other desires.

……

Well?

As soon as the blossoming courtyard tree stepped into the territory of the main family, it couldn't help but raise its eyebrows.

"Fog, toxins, and negativity?"

"This guy is really fishing."

"Huh."

After Hua Kaiyuan Shu sneered, and then, without saying hello to Hua Kai Yuan Qing, he just walked to the side.

He didn't want to be with Hua Kaiyuanqing.

Find Jason first!

Blossom Courtyard Tree believes that even if there is a fog in the way, he and Jason are just front and back feet, and even if Jason acts alone, he will not go far.

Looking at the departure of the blossom courtyard tree, the blossom courtyard did not move.

He's waiting.

He believed that Hui Lijing would come in.

Hui Lijing is the kind of person who understands very well, and she can tell what Hui Lijing is thinking at a glance.

One second.

Ten seconds.

Thirty seconds.

Two minutes passed, and Hui Lijing did not appear.

"It looks like the same entrance, but the location of the entry is different?"

Although Hua Kaiyuan Qing did not wait for the person he wanted to wait, after confirming the speculation in front of him, he did not find nothing.

On the contrary, he has gained quite a bit.

After proving this, Hua Kaiyuan Qing began to want to prove the second point.

Is this assignment random?

Or can it be specified?

Or is there a certain pattern?

The answer is obvious.

With the courage of that family master, since he has already used the entire family as bait, he will definitely take everything into his hands.

"In other words, the 'enchantment' in front of you is most likely regular, and it has been mastered by the family master."

Why not specify directly?

If it could be directly specified, Hua Kaiyuan Qing believed that he would be separated from the Hua Kaiyuan tree at the moment he just entered.

There is strength in numbers.

Not a joke.

Especially when people with supernatural powers come together, no one can guarantee what will happen.

Therefore, if he was the head of the family, he would definitely separate him from the Blossom Courtyard Tree, and stay as far away from the core of the Blossom Courtyard Clan's territory as possible.

Because, unlike others.

Although he and Hua Kaiyuan Tree are separated from each other, they are also quite familiar with the territory of the main family.

Every year, I come back a few times.

Some of them are because of ancestor worship activities.

Some are holding meetings.

But no matter what, the two of them know the core territory of the Huakaiyuan family well.

Under the shroud of fog, it is not a good thing for two familiar people to break in.

"So, should I be on the edge of the territory right now?"

"And it should be the kind of position that threatens it."

"If I were the head of the family, I would definitely expect the people from the split family to break in, so as to make targeted arrangements!"

Thinking of this, Hua Kaiyuan Qing did not move again.

Instead, he sat down.

Of course, a young onmyoji doesn't do nothing.

He shook his sleeve.

Seven or eight paper-cutters jumped out of their sleeves.

Each cut-out figure has a large round head, then slightly short limbs and an equally rounded torso.

After jumping to the ground, the villains first bowed to Hua Kaiyuanqing.

Then, he jumped towards the mist.

Now that it has been arranged.

Then don't act rashly.

Probing is the best choice.

Of course, it would be great if Jason could be found.

……

"Huh? What about Jason? ”

Hurrying into the fog, Hui Lijing found no trace of Jason, looking very disappointed.

Especially the black fog around her, which made her feel uncomfortable.

"Be careful."

"There's something weird about the fog here."

"And ......"

Tiger Chiyo reminded his friend, however, before the words were finished, he turned around and stabbed -

Boom!

A flash of coldness.

By the time Hui Lijing came back to her senses again, Tiger Chiyo had already received the return sheath.

Click!

With the crisp sound of the scabbard, Hui Lijing saw that a humanoid monster appeared beside them without knowing what.

This monster has slender limbs, its body is covered by rags, its arms are almost above its knees, its claws are extremely sharp, it looks like a small dagger, and the fangs in its mouth are even more protruding, which makes people's scalp tingle when they see it, but it has no eyes, no nose, only a mouth and ears.

"This ......"

Tora Chiyo looked at such a monster and groaned.

"How do I feel like this monster fits perfectly into the environment in front of me?"

"They seem to be made for the environment in front of them."

Hui Lijing spoke out of Tora Chiyo's thoughts.

"It's not just that."

"Look at its clothes."

Toragiyo noticed more.

Hui Lijing bent down to check.

The ragged body of the monster has long been corroded by the acid gas in the mist, but some basic clues are still there, such as that the material should be cotton and linen, and the sewing should be mechanical rather than manual.

After confirming this, Hui Lijing turned her head and glanced at Tora Chiyo.

Both of them saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.

Then, the two bent down to look for it.

Soon, more clues appeared.

Silver clasp.

Brooches with modern craftsmanship.

There are also tattered leather shoes.

These things, the two of them are sure, are derived from this monster.

The answer, of course, is obvious.

"It was a man before!"

The female detective gasped.

"Hmm."

"It should be something that made him look like this—I just don't know if he is the wave of people who entered before, or the people from the Huakaiyuan family who stayed here before, or the people of the affiliated families."

"If it's the wave of people who entered before...... That's a problem. ”

Toragiyo's tone was heavy.

Although she talked about it seriously, she only came into contact with the 'inner world' today.

However, the extra memories in her mind made her much more skilled than the female detective.

In that memory, she had led her men to fight against this infected, demon-like creature.

Not once.

It's dozens of times.

In those days, it would come up once or twice a year.

Even, more.

Until her death, she had also defeated a group of similar demons.

However, the demons she crusaded against were much more powerful and hideous than the ones in front of her.

Something like a 'demon' in front of you?

Most of them can only be regarded as defective products.

I guess it's cutting corners in the process of production, right?

"Probably not."

"Those guys aren't that particular about that."

"And, every one of them is fully armed."

"There isn't a single weapon like that around."

The basic observation of female detectives is still there.

"It's fine."

"Not the worst-case scenario."

Toragiyo breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she doesn't take these defects seriously, she is not in her heyday.

Even, she doesn't even have one percent of her heyday now.

It's just an ordinary person who has to rely on the 'Ji Tsuru One Script' to be able to fight.

Although he will not run away from the battle, this kind of fearless battle is still unwilling to be seen by Tiger Chiyo.

However, nothing can be deflected by the will of man.

Just when Hui Lijing and Tiger Chiyo breathed a sigh of relief slightly-

Step, step!

Rustle!

A dense noise appeared.

It was the sound of sharp feet stepping on the corroded ground, bringing up the sound of mud and sand.

Not one.

It's dozens or hundreds.

It is precisely because of the large number of them that the sound becomes so obvious.

Hui Lijing and Tora Chiyo glanced at each other.

In an instant, the two had a unanimous decision.

Escape!

One or two of these monsters are nothing to them.

Hui Lijing is confident that she can rely on the convenience of gunpowder weapons to take out these monsters.

Can there be dozens or hundreds?

I'm afraid it's useless to run out of bullets.

Woo, woo!

The sound of the wind brushed past my ears.

Behind him came the roar of a monster.

The running of the two naturally attracted the chase of the monster.

Without hesitation, Hui Lijing threw a grenade behind her.

Rumble!

In the sound of explosions, shrapnel flew.

The chasing monster stagnated, which allowed Hui Lijing and Tiger Chiyo to smoothly pull away a considerable distance.

But this smoothness is a moment.

The next moment, more monsters came after him.

Moreover, not only behind him, but in that fog, Tora Chiyo could clearly perceive that those monsters were outflanking in a roundabout way.

No way!

Can't go on like this!

Once it is surrounded, it is dead!

A cold gleam flashed in Toragiyo's eyes.

"Crystal, turn around."

"Rush!"

After Tiger Chiyo finished speaking, the 'Ji Tsuru One Text' went straight out of the sheath.

Boom!

A sword qi about 3 meters long was thrown out from the blade of the sword, breaking the chasing monster at the waist.

Suddenly, an opening appeared in the encirclement that was about to be formed.

Hui Lijing and Tora Chiyo rushed out of this opening.

However, the monsters are still in hot pursuit.

Once, twice, three times......

Surrounded again and again.

It has been broken through again and again.

But the number of those monsters has not decreased, but has increased.

At first, Hui Lijing and Tora Chiyo could roughly remember where they entered, but when Tora Chiyo chose to break out once, the two of them couldn't tell the location at all.

At this moment, the two of them are hiding in a half-collapsed rotten house, making a last resistance.

Whew, swoop.

Hui Lijing gasped for breath.

The face of the tiger Chiyo on the side was also a little pale, and the outburst just now was far more consumed than she imagined.

The physical strength of the two began to bottom out.

"Bastard, why do these guys keep following us?"

"Do you feel like we're being bullied?"

Hui Lijing said angrily, but the bullets from the Uzi submachine gun in her hand kept pouring, strafing back several approaching monsters, and then, leaning against the wall on the side, quickly changed the magazine.

When the characteristic footsteps sounded in his ears, a grenade that had been prepared was thrown out again.

Rumble!

After the explosion, Hui Lijing got up and shot.

Again, the monster was repulsed.

Hui Lijing didn't dare to breathe a sigh of relief and quickly checked the ammunition.

The bullets of the submachine gun also had two magazines.

The pistol comes with a magazine.

There is one more grenade.

That's all she has.

Of course, there was also a dagger hidden in the boot.

However, Hui Lijing did not think that this would be useful for the situation at hand.

Once the ammunition is exhausted, relying on the defense of the ruined walls in front of you, it is simply broken with one blow.

What to do?

Hui Lijing frowned.

Tiger Chiyo closed his eyes and rested tightly.

At the very least, she wants to help Hui Lijing in a more complete manner.

"I'm sorry."

Suddenly, Hui Lijing spoke.

“？”

Toragiyo opened his eyes and looked at his friend suspiciously.

"If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have come ......"

"Even if it weren't you, I'd be back."

"For my 'morality'!"

Hu Chiyo interrupted Hui Lijing's words, and the eldest lady holding the long knife, at this time, said with a sassy attitude: "Even if I know that it is death, I will implement my 'morality'!" ”

"To die for 'morality'...... Die without regrets. ”

"......"

Hui Lijing, full of apology, wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a low cry-

"Woo woo, it's scary."

"Monsters, all monsters."

"No, you can't cry, you can't cry."

"But don't cry or anything, you can't do it."

"Wow, I'm so scared!"

The sound of sobbing caught Hui Lijing's attention.

She involuntarily walked to the side of the house, the crumbling wall.

The collapsing wall forms an angular space with the wall on the other side.

There, a girl holding a dandelion was crying in a low voice, and when she noticed Hui Lijing's approach, the girl immediately shrank inward.

When she saw this girl, Hui Lijing couldn't help but think of the cherries and other children who would come to her store every afternoon after school.

They were all small, and they looked so harmless.

Although the girl in front of her is a little strange, holding a dandelion.

However, why didn't this dandelion disperse?

It's round, it's fluffy, and it's kind of cute.

Involuntarily, Hui Lijing's gaze at the girl became gentle.

"I'm not malicious, I'm Hui Lijing."

The female detective lowered her voice as much as she could, and said softly.

The girl holding the dandelion still had tears in the corners of her eyes, but when she saw the pure eyes of the female detective and the gentle smile at the corner of her mouth, she still mustered up the courage and replied in a trembling voice-

"I—I'm Firefly."